The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-04-19
A vENoMoUs ATTACK.

worked LOT all IL Is worth pOllllCdlly. IL
is denounced by the Republicans as an
even greater biupder than the charge of
the LighH Brigade at Balaklava. Pres
ident Cleveland is denounced, Attorney
General Garland is denounced, Secretary
Lamar, who probably never heard Of
MIR. Dickson, is denounced, and in fact,
everybody connected with the admin
istration is denounced because an in
significant United States attorney has
been kicked out of an Office from which
he should have been bounced two years
ago. We are also informed that the
removal means the cessation OF the en-
forcement of the law against the Nor
mons, and must believe, if we credit
what Mr.. Dickson's organ asserts, that
the administration will go to the demni-
ton bow-wows, and the Mormons will
reign supreme in the landau on &C
count of the kicking out of W. n.
Dickson. The District Attorney doesn't
take any stock in this rot and balder-
dash, though he may not be opposed
to its continuance. Being q lifelong
and rabid Republican, he is not averse
TO making points against a Democratic
administration. In this ease few such
points can he made, as the matter and
the man are too Insignificant to
figure as a disturbing element. In
little while Mr.. Dickson will drop out
of sight and tie forgotten, as nine out
of ten of the Fe deral officials have
dropped and been forgotten when their
commissions were withdrawn. IfMr.
Cleveland should by any chance ever
happen to hear of the storm which bis
action. has set in motion, he may smile.
but that will be all; while as to the
effect of this proceeding on the Demo
cratic party, why, that will be imper-
ceptible.
But why should anybody interpret
he removal to mean a discontinpance
OF the prosecutions of Mormons and
the enforcement of the law? There
have been other removals and appoint
ments since Mr.. Cleveland came into
Office; not many of them, it is true, vet
there have been some, and has the con-
duct of any of the appointees been such
SIS to indicate that the President was
not determined on the strict applica-
ton OF the statutes? He sent US Judge
Powers, who, for the mean ability
which he possessed, was more bitter in |
his hatred of Mormons, and more |
rigorous in his anti-Mormon proceed |
iDgs on the bench, than any Judge be-
fore or since. 1t may be said that the |
President removed Powers, but this |
would not be strictly true, as the nom
nation was twice sent to the Senate |
and wac only withdrawn when the |
President was informed by friends that |
the name would be almost unanimously |
rejected. If Powers appointment
did not indicate any leaning towards |
the Mormons by the President, the |
same is true of Governor Vests. |
When Murray was unceremoniously |
bounced, we heard the same alarming
vail, and listened to the same characte
OF abuse as those now heard. For a
time those people who were in the I
habit of swearing by our morning con-
temporary, really thought the downfall
of the republic was imminent and could
not be stayed save by the return to
Office of Murray. They have since had
their confidence in the permanency of
the government restored, and the
Tribune has had reason to applaud
Governor Vests anti-Mormon and
radical course quite as heartily as it
ever did Murray's. West has been as
energetic and ambitious in his. desires
and efforts to please the Tribune as
Murray was. even STOPPING to go to
Washington and act as lobbyist for
the anti-Mormon crew. We might
run down the entire list of
President Cleveland's appointees in this
Territory, and would find every one of
them as keen in sentiment and in effort
tor the enforcement OF the laws against
Mormon .violators as their predecessors;
ana there Is no reason to believe that
Mr.. Peters will be less determined in
ais operations than Mr.. Dickson has
,een.
In the light of the past, and in view
II the Presidents well known opinions :
md expressed sentiments, the removal
Il Mr.. Dickson does not mean tina,
here shall be any failHre of the law for 1
ack of support on the part of the ad-
nor does it indicate any 7
by the President with viola
ors of the statutes. 1t simply means
hist came to the knowledge of the
PRESIDENT and his advisers that n
DR.. Dickson wss making the
sw To operate vindietively, and
,faCsrr he ooEernmant in fba sft;tuda ! c